Part II: Ghost in the Machine In the previous post we talked about the real cost of following Jesus Christ. I admit it was a harsh post. It was meant to be. It’s important to know that following Jesus will not always be a walk in the park. Christ demands […]
Part I: Into the Fray
Part I: Into the Fray Embrace the cost. Welcome to the war. Oh Sleeper, Decimation and Burial Christianity is simple. But it’s also a call to extreme commitment and personal cost. Our decision to follow Christ is an act of war against the systems of this world opposed to Him […]
The Simplicity of Christianity
The Simplicity of Christianity The only simplicity to be trusted is the simplicity on the far side of complexity. Alfred North Whitehead After we’ve removed the man-made traditions, techniques, denominational emphasis, artificial preservatives that make Christianity complicated and confusing, what we’re left with is an astonishingly simple set of beliefs […]
Rethinking Christian Leadership
Rethinking Christian Leadership In the last post, we discussed how certain practices that evolved out of the church may be doing more harm than good. What may have been good ideas at the time have worked their way into becoming institutionalized sacrosanct practices. Such practices can obscure and marginalize Jesus […]
The Community of the King
The Community of the King Back when we lived in Germany, I took a three-day resident course on tentmaking ministry. If you’re unfamiliar with the term, tentmaking is where a person takes a job overseas to support themselves while performing missions work. One advantage over the traditional missions model is […]
Toward a Proper View of Scripture
Toward a Proper View of Scripture A few years ago, I was taking a training class with several others who worked for my company. Because class was all day, you ended up getting to know your fellow classmates pretty well. At the end of one day, Ali, a student from […]